Compassion; The Key to Happiness – Thupten Jinpa, PhD

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‘A Fearless Heart’ is a rare book that shows how the meeting of contemplative practices with modern science can lead to offerings that are beneficial for everyone interested in deeper personal transformation’ – H.H. the Dalai Lama

Speaking to a full house at Conway Hall, London’s sprititual home of humanism and ethics, Thupten Jinpa invites us to join him for an evening, to learn more about ‘Compassion; the Key to Happiness’.

Jinpa’s has a gentle yet persuasive presence. He has, for many years, been the Dalai Lama’s official translator and has worked closely with scientists from across the globe, most notably as Chair of Mind & Life. Holding, as he does, a PhD from Cambridge University (where from 1996 to 1999, he was Research Fellow in Eastern Religion at Girton College, Cambridge), Jinpa has that rare gift of being able to able to communicate intellectual concepts in a down to earth way.

What do we mean? Well, how about this. We all know about the Darwinian law of nature – ‘survival of the fittest’. Jinpa argues persuasively that we have gone way beyond that. The proof is conclusive for neuroscientists now have vast bodies of evidence that all point to altruistic and compassionate behaviours leading to a positive feed-back loop, as natural endorphins are created in the brain. Quite simply, doing good things for others makes us feel good.

Sit back and enjoy an evening in the company of Thupten Jinpa as he gives conclusive proof that a life of ‘Kindness and Compassion’ is the only one worth living.

The event was organised by ‘Action for Happiness’, a global movement promoting the benefits of and showing the simple ways to increase our levels of happiness and wellbeing through kind acts to others.

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